This phase I/II trial studies the side effects and best dose of epidermal growth factor receptor bispecific antibody armed fresh peripheral blood mononuclear cells (EGFR FPBMC) and tests how well it works in treating patients with pancreatic cancer that has spread to nearby tissue or lymph nodes (locally advanced), that has spread from where it first started (primary site) to other places in the body (metastatic), or that cannot be removed by surgery (unresectable). EGFR FPBMC is a type of immunotherapy that works by activating a person's immune system. They are created from a patient's own immune cells by “arming” the cells with a bispecific antibody produced by chemically joining the anti-T-cell antibody (OKT3) with an anti-pancreatic cancer antibody anti-EGFR (cetuximab). An antibody is a type of protein that helps protect the body from viruses, bacteria, and cancer. The OKT3 arm of the bispecific antibody EGFR FPBMC works by binding and retargeting T cells to kill pancreatic cancer cells that have a protein called EGFR on their surface, as pancreatic cancer cells often have. Giving EGFR FPBMC may be safe, tolerable, and/or effective in treating patients with locally advanced, metastatic, or unresectable pancreatic cancer.
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United States
Virginia
Charlottesville
University of Virginia Cancer CenterStatus: Active
Contact: Tri Minh Le
Phone: 434-924-6915
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:
I. Evaluate the safety of EGFR FPBMC in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC)/unresectable pancreatic cancer (UPC) or metastatic pancreatic cancer (MPC).
SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Estimate the clinical efficacy of treating patients with LAPC/UPC and MPC with EGFR FPBMC.
II. Evaluate immune responses to pancreatic cancer. (All participants/groups)
III. Evaluate the kinetics of survival of EGFR FPBMC. (All participants/groups)
OUTLINE: This is a phase I, dose-escalation study of EGFR FPBMC followed by a phase II study.
INITIAL TREATMENT: Patients undergo apheresis over 2 days. Patients then receive EGFR FPBMC intravenously (IV) over 30 minutes once a week (QW) for 8 doses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients that are stable or better after the first 8 doses receive consolidation/re-treatment.
CONSOLIDATION/RE-TREATMENT: Patients undergo apheresis over 1-2 days and then receive EGFR FPBMC IV over 30 minutes every other week for 8 doses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Patients also undergo collection of blood samples and computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography (PET), and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) throughout the study.
After completion of study treatment, patients are followed up at 30-45 days after last infusion and then every 3 months until 3 years from last infusion.
Lead OrganizationUniversity of Virginia Cancer Center
Principal InvestigatorTri Minh Le